Since Sunday
Today, I drove The Great River Road to deliver my handcrafted jewelry to an art gallery/gift shop in McGregor, Iowa. It is my 6th season there. Usually, I also volunteer…
Category: poetry friday
Poetry Friday: Trees, Butterflies, and Rivers, Oh My!
Driving to work, I have the immense pleasure of passing by an expanse of the Mississippi River. My first poem was inspired by these trips in the last few weeks.…
Poetry Friday: A Stab at Book Spine Poetry
Today, I decided to try my hand at writing some book spine poetry. This is a form of poetry I have heard about but never written. Earlier this week I…
Poetry Friday: Birds of Prey
I spy a Short Eared Owl nestled in the Grasslands, three Great Blue Herons hiding in the cold Marsh, six Bald Eagles sitting on the ice as the sun soon…
Poetry Friday: Shiny Baubles
What sparkles for you? Is it Sapphires, Rubies, or Opals, too? Diamonds, Emeralds, & Tanzanite all bringing out reflected rays of light. Or do you prefer the more natural…
Poetry Friday: Connecting
I wonder…… How do you connect with people? Do you go to them, or do they come to you? Are you an Organizer, or a Participant, or Both? Do you…
Poetry Friday: Alphabet Poems with Third Graders
Some years ago, about four – I think, I had my writer’s circle students write a compilation of alphabet poems. There were six students in my group, each getting four…
Frozen Lessons with a Color Poem: White
Learning to Snowshoe The thermometer on my phone told me it was seven below zero (-7) as I awoke to drive 40 pairs of snowshoes to a remote terrain in…
